================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 4, 2004 ---------- ANSYS. INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 0-20853 04-3219960 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) File Number) Identification No.) 275 Technology Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (724) 746-3304 ================================================================================ Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (c) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated November 4, 2004 Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure The Information contained in this Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to "Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition" of Form 8-K. The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. On November 4, 2004, ANSYS, Inc. issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. ANSYS, INC. (Registrant) Date: November 4, 2004 By: /s/ MARIA T. SHIELDS -------------------------- Maria T. Shields - Chief Financial Officer, VP of Finance and Administration (Ms. Shields is the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and has been duly authorized to sign on behalf of the Registrant)